Ordinance of Estimates
Per Article VI Board of Estimates, § 2, the Board of Estimates shall formulate and execute the fiscal policy of the City to the extent, and in the manner provided for, in the Charter.
Below is the public timeline for the FY23 Budget.
Budget Calendar Fiscal 2023 Planning | ||
Item | Date | Description |
Preliminary Budget to BOE | April 11, 2022 | Transmittal of Department of Finance Recommendations to Board of Estimates |
Special Meeting of the BOE | April 27, 2022 | Presentation on the Fiscal 2023 budget with agency heads at 11am via Webex |
April 27, 2022 | Taxpayer’s Night, including a presentation on the Fiscal 2023 budget and public testimony, at 6pm in person and via Webex | |
Ordinance at BOE | May 11, 2022 | Board of Estimates adopts proposed Ordinance of Estimates. This includes transmittal of the Executive Summary Budget Book |
Publish Ordinance | May 16, 2022 | Publication of a copy of proposed Ordinance of Estimates in two daily Baltimore City newspapers |
Ordinance at City Council | May 16, 2022 | Introduction of proposed Ordinance of Estimates to City Council |
Agency Detail Book | May 16, 2022 | Transmittal of the Agency Detail Budget Book to City Council |
Ordinance Passage | no later than June 24, 2022 | Passage of Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023 |